Engraving

Title:

Timothy Pickering

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2010.501.0825

Creator:

Stuart, Gilbert (1755-1828); Longacre, James Barton (1794-1869); Welch, Thomas B. (1814-1874)

Date:

1834

Description:

Engraving. Portrait of Timothy Pickering (1745-1829). Engraved by Thomas B. Welch (1814-1874). Steel engraving, printed on paper. Bust-length portrait of an middle-aged man facing left, high forehead, thin, dark hair, some combed forward, sideburns, curls behind ear, clean shaven, dark coat with high turned-over collar, dark vest with slightly high collar, white stock and cravat. In his right hand he is holding a quill pen that is relaxed (not writing). Left hand is resting on same surface as right hand with palm down. Dark gray background around him set in upright rectangular format. Below image is engraved name in outline font: "TIMOTHY PICKERING." Facsimile signature right below: "T Pickering." Underneath image centered at bottom edge: "Engraved by T. B. Welch from a drawing by J. B. Longacre after G. Stuart." In pencil on back in script: "Born at Salem MassTS. July 17, 1745 / Secretary of State from 1795 to 1800 / Died at Salem Jany 29, 1829".

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-11 W-7.8 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829), Stuart, Gilbert (1755-1828), Longacre, James Barton (1794-1869), Welch, Thomas B. (1814-1874)

Subjects:

Pickering, Timothy, Politicians, Politics government